The Sun. — London, England, 1838-09-14 00:00:00

RE INTENDED MEETING OF THE IVORKING CLASSES IN PALACE-YARD. (From a Correspondent of the Morning Alvertiser. The c • o mmi ctee for conducting this meeting are takini tactive steps. to., ensure a grand demonstration on the part 01 the workinr, classes on Monday next. In every district of uce metrcroolis local Committees have been appointed, we workrmstrarAl' for arranging the mode and manner in which the •,„_, .:51 are to assemble previous to their departure for .`_4elar-e-yard, and the time when they are to start for that spot, eces celebrated in the annals of Radical Reform meetings, when 01' England's Pride and Westminster's Glory" was wont to lead (li e n van. Every part of •the town, from Blackwall to Pad gton, where a printed bill can be posted, is covered 'with placards anr.ouncing the meeting, and stirring ap peals to the reople to be present at it. In the parish Of Limehouse, printed notices are circulated stating that the Radical Reformers of that district will meet at eleven o'ciock, an d proceed in regular order to the of meeting. At t h e b ottom o f the notice are these ,‘, / , ;(31.62 THOSE WORKMEN WHO ARE AFRAID OF THEIR MAS TERS NEED NOT ATTEND." What the result of these united . e xertions may b e, it is not possible now to say. There is, h owever, little doubt but the congregation of persons upon the occasion of the meeting will be very great. It is s a id b y the parties themselves who are to take part in the proceedings, that the speeches will not be characterised by any violence of sentiment or expression ; but that they will be temperate, though decided. The resolutions, it is added, will also be characterised by the absence of everything inflamma to rt. Several Members of Parliament are expected to be pre sent, and to take part in the proceedings. Among those the names of Mr. Leader, the Member for Westminster ; Mr. Hum e ; and Mr. Attwood, the Member for Birmingham, are Mentioned. It is expected that the proceedings will occupy at least five hours. The principal speakers will be from the 'working classes themselves. The High Bailiff of Westminster is to preside on the occasion. We understand the following are the resolutions likely to be moved at the meeting called by the friends of the working Masses, on Monday next. It will be advantageous, we believe, to all parties that they be known, and therefore we publish them :- 1. That the anomalies and distresses that afflict the cora percial, manufacturing, trading, and working classes result from exclusive legislation ; and the time has now arrived Ithen legislatio n s h ou ld b e based on a foundation more in ac ordance with justice, brotherly love, and the increased know ledge of the people. 2. That the People's Charter, embracing the principles of Universal Suffrage, &c., is based upon justice, and would ob late the evils complained of. 3 . Will recommend the adoption of the National Petition, as agreed to at Birmingham, and elsewhere. Kin 4. That D eputations from all the Constituencies in the r .etgdorn, be formed, to solicit the M em b er s to support the ition and the People's Charter. to; , o-0 Will appoint persons to see the Petition presented, and perste with othors appointed for a like purpose from other places. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. —This afternoon her Maj es ty ro d e i n r7 l ;,'e Park on horseback, accompan i e d b y t h e Ki ng and Queen orthe Belgians, h er R oyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, V(1 F alkland, G enera l L um l ey, H on. Col. Murray, Earl of elfast, Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord and Lad y Portman, Hon. C o l. C aven di s h . , I t Wetherall an d t h e H on. S i r Edward Cust were in eluded in th e royal dinner party of yesterday. Pbaelsaroness Lehzen t oo k an a i r i ng t hi s afternoon in a pony ton. aThe D u k e and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by nc e George an d t h e P r i ncess Augusta of Cambridge, and ended b y B aroness Ahlefeldt, Colonel Jones, and Colonel Schluter, honoured the performance at Ashley's, on Wednes day evening, with their presence. 2William Turner, Esq., her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary 4 ( 1 Minist er Pl en i potentiary to the state of New Granada, ` llll ;Arrived i n town from Bogota, and had an interview on W ednesday with Viscount Palmerston, at the Foreign-office. Lord Glenelg arrived is town yesterday morning from t W indsor C as tl e . Hi s L or d s hi p left town in the afternoon on 15 i 3 return to Windsor Castle. Count Ludolf and Sir George Villiers transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Mayers, agent for Barbadoes, transacted business yes terday at the Colonial-office. Viscount Palmerston left town on Wednesday, on a visit to /aer Majesty, at Windsor Castle. Despatches, dated the 27th of April, were received yester "Y at the India Board, from Lord Auckland, the Governor- General of India. , Despatches, dated the 21st ult., were received yesterday at tale Foreigh 1 5epartment, from Lord Ponsonby, the British di , assactor at Constantinople. Despatches dated the 4th instant, were received yesterday at the F orel at RI; Department, from the British Charge d'Affaires Mad r id . Desp a f r ont th tches were also received at the Foreign Department . v i _ n e British Ministers resident at the Courts of Berlin, 7 e _ a, Brussels, and the Hague. 3Patches were forwarded yesterday from Downing-street, L°M Palmerston, at Windsor. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. a _Lord Fi tzroy Somerset, in Great Stanhope -street. from the ala rine Par a d e , at Dover ; Lady Charlotte Denison and larnily, in Cavendish -squar e , from the German Spa; Si r John Ind Lady. L ee d s , from a Continental tour ; the Right Hon. Sir Robert Adair, in Chesterfield -street, from Ireland ; Mr. Arthur Annesley, in Eaton-place ; the Marquis of Douro, f reel a shooting excursion to the Deepdene, Dorking ; the Earl of Charleville, in St. George's -place, Hyde Park t„.erner, from a tour ; Count Erdody, from 'Windsor Castle ; ' l . Van de :Weyer, in Fitzroy -square, from ditto; General' sir Edward Paget, at the Governor's residence at Chelsea .Ctollege, from a tour; the Hon. Robert Smith, in Belgrave .'reet, from Gayhurst, Newport Pagnell ; Captain Doyle, in ‘.l)lceadilly; Lord and Lady Middleton, at Thomas's Hotel, Jr ° I in P epper Harro w; M a j or- G eneral Sir Patrick Ross, -A°lll Fitawillia m House, Richmond, Surrey ; Admiral Sir .eor- o 6 Martin, in Berkeley-squaie, from his seat in Kent ; I`.`,:lr• and Mrs. Adrian Hope, in Carlton-Gardens, from a .;lehntinental tour; Mr. and Lady Alicia Conroy, at Sir trot' Conroy's, Vicarage -place, from North Wales ; Mr... to Lord Mrs. St. John Midmay, in Berkeley-square, from a visit i Lord and Lady Ashburto n, at the Grange, Basingstoke, Ca stle ; Viscount Falkland, in Curzon -street, from Windsor t e r'.e ; Li eutenant-General Goblet, of the King of . the hiNgit„ns' Household, at the Brunswick Hotel, from ditto; atrel Hen Shakespear and family, at Batt's Hotel, rodDover f `'‘, from Calcutta ; Colonel Nugent and family, at ditto, the Continent. I c _______ on Ord and Lady Holland intend to remain six weeks Money ,Continent. His Lordship's son, the I . -lon. Edward Mini ster " re; has resumed his diplomatic duties as British Maine to to the Germanic Confederation at Frankfort- on-the- Th Co t . e Earl and Countess Brownlow and the Ladies Ho:, arrived in Belgrave-square, yesterday, from Belto n tarows°2„th!ir seat, in Lincolnshire. The Countess will pay. a perk:ii to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at . Bushy l vi ine n t our. proceed with the Noble Earl on a Cont inenta l 1 , 11 The f am i ly will pass the winter at Nice. St enh e late. Governor of Bermuda, Major-General Sir dietrplea Resonant Chapman, K. C. H., returns home imme- Lei-t'l l Y t pn the arrival of the new Governor, Sir Andrew Th`laY• Nyith,se. Waterloo Gallery at Apsley House, is filled. lishinPainters, decorators, &c., who are employed in r bel- Wer e R.that noble ap artment. Strict orders, we und e e -e rs m tand, for wg l , y en by the Illustrious Duke, previous to h i s d epar ture * bile ' l !'er, not to admit any strangers to view the mansionbeen in con se i t Is under repair, and many of the doors . have .. s and ie gtss,r,enee closed up, the workmen making their e gres s , 10 4 '1 ladders. ei te 4 r h e Earl of Chesterfield is about to make various il) alt erati on Earl and improvements at Bretby Hall. A new an d .a 'to be:" ho and from designs by Beazeley, for the Countess, i .I,ific )rthw ith constructed. th e „,,e Jardi n des Plantes suffered considerably from of t i,"'eets of the storm of the evening before last. The glass and se hothouses in that establishment was broken to piec . es, feii• n °r a, s e rare plants were totally destroyed. The lightning 4 1 11 1 a4 - t „, " 1 , 4 Rile de Charonne • but only scorched the clothes of *a s , - "e Ives at that time in ' the street. Considerable damage G s , a iS° don e in the communes of Montrouge, Vanguard, ananple, Asnieres, and Colombes, where all the handglasses fan's ta mes of the market gardeners were broken, .and the d nulaches, and fruit trees in general were much injure . . B ton e elu eref birds were found killed on the roads by the hail % o , ° . and several provision -carts were obliged to stop while the meir ~ Way to the Halle, in consequence of the violence o f thni:i`errn• Partial storms, attended with a good d . eal o Qa). er and lightning, continued till one in the morning.— .. 494 °i of Friday. ' ,„ morning.— AN . I:b ._ ....noTE OF TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.- 4 " ta q e or three days before the citadel fell, Lord Wellington lea g „,: l evni from his head-quarters, Lasaca, about seven ata lid: 8 from St. Sebastian, to witness the siege. I Was co use di g near him, when the enemy's magazine blew up, in tiewarenee of a shell from us falling on it, and took par stateA n otice how cool this brave man was under the circum etirre" te eugt we were all a good deal excited at the °c hilli h r. I observed his Lordship attentively viewing around Cratin g w ev erything was going on. One glance of his pone tliat a z !ye was. sufficient, and we all rea d . in his countenance n o 4 e Was satisfied the place must fall in a few days. Aft er . v rsing with s tug a bout ome of the officers familiarly, and remain tri,, out an hour, he rode off again. No General in the to;_,'811 service knew better the French mode of fighting than . .43,st`_' Wellington. He was perfectly acquainted with their si, ma t ch and it was that which made his Lordship more than When c ti n l fo r them. I well remember one day, near Bayonne, l 'PPe r e ?nemy showed an extended line in front of us, and ar e „ a Jci la order of battle, he smiled, and said, " Now th f ey in th e Lng tp retreat." His Lordship's words were true, o l r l r etread Imog not one of them was to be seen. They had all T he during the night.—Veteran. w in ln e following notic e lately appeared in the shop. 'till i °w of a tailor at Cork :•••••46 Wanted two apprentices, who .A!.10 treated as one of the family." 40%,„ Iw° A cQuAINTA Ncr. sna ke a Batton ; . lour lx)ws, a How d'e do ; six How d'ye do's, a conver conversations,y an acquaintance. THE CROPS AND THE WEATHER. (LATEST ARRIVALS. ) By this morning's post, we have received, from a well in formed Correspondent at the Isle of Wight, a very favourable report of the state of the weather there, as well as the pro gress of the crops. He states that the crops all over the Island either have been already or will be housed by next Tuesday. The reports (of which we subjoin a few only), brought by the English country papers, continue most gratifying. The Wilts Independent, with o• or two other papers, however, states that the wheat that has been threshed is deficient in yield, and the opinion that the crop is below an average once again prevails in that and other districts. The same authority says :—" We have had another week of favourable weather, and we think that in a few days the harvest will be brought nearly to a close. We hear from all quarters that the crop of Barley is the most abundant that has been known for some years. Oats and Peas are also very good, and the Bean crop is spoken of as likely to be a large one." _ _ The accounts of the harvest are very cheering. There can now be no doubt that the crops will be such as to effectually falsify the predictions of deficiency which some time since cre ated so much uneasiness. —Bath Chronicle. The harvest commenced at. Howden last week, and is now become general in this neighbourhood, and there is every ap pearance of a fair average crop. It may be questioned whe ther at any former period more activity and perseverance were evinced in securing the crops ; several large stacks of corn have been reared with a surprising alacrity. The Northern counties require a fine and warm autumn to give them security, and it is more than possible that they will be so favoured, and should the weather correspond with our hope, the whole of the crops will b e secure d at a much earlier period than certainly might have been anticipated at the close of the last month.— Doncaster Gazette. SCOTLAND.—Since our last, the weather has been more fa vourable, and harvest operations are again progressing. The corn has been very much lodged by the recent rains.— Scotsman. Since the great rains which deluged this quarter of the country the whole of Wednesday and Thursday, we were visited with the best possible harvest weather,—fair weather and a clear sky,—and the grain which had been laid by the rain, was mostly confined to the oats, which, with the assistance of a good breeze, will not be long in recovering its erect position. Though the harvest has not yet become general, several far mers have been very busy with the barley cutting. Even some excellent wheat in favourable situations has been cut since Friday ; and there is every probability, provided the weather continues fair, of harvest becoming every day more general throughout the county. The effect of sunny weather has been most remarkable in changing the appearance of things on all sides, and the crops of every description have a beautifully luxuriant appearance. We have had a good num ber of visitors in quest of harvest-work from the North and West.—Scottish Pilot. Harvest is now pretty general in the lower parts of the county. In the high districts corn is scarcely coloured. For the last few days, the weather has been all that could be de sired for ripening the crop, and facilitating the cutting and ingathering of those portions of it that were ready for the sickle. From Tuesday last till Friday, the weather was most unfavourable for the country—over the greater part of Scotland, the rain being almost constant and heavy, which dashed down the weighty crops to the earth, and injured them considerably. Oa Friday, however, the weather " took up." Shearing recommenced on many farms, and Saturday, Sunday, and yesterday, proved truly brilliant sun lit days, with the wind from the north or north-west. Dur ing this period, not an hour has been lost by the farmer, where the grain was ready, which was generally the case along the shore and lower parts of the county. On Saturday, we remarked bands of 50, 60, and 80 reapers at work on farms in our lowlands, and in some stack-yards we reckoned three or four goodly stacks of wheat under " thack an' rape." To day (Monday) the weather continues favourable.—Ayr Observer. Should the weather be dry harvest will now be general round Glasgow. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, were delightful days, though we regret to say that the frost was so severe on Monday morning as to blacken the stems of the potatoes in many instances. To-day there is again rain. Glasgow Chronicle. IRELAND. —We learn that, up to last Wednesday evening, the favourable change before announced still continued in Dublin. LAMENTABLE CATASTROPHE. THREE CHILDREN DROWNED. (From the Taunton Courier.) A most distressing event occurred on Wednesday evening ,ast, in the parish of St. Decuman's, near Watchet. Frora the evidence of a female servant, Sarah Halfyear, who lived at a farm occupied by Mr. Joseph Pearce Cape, at Rydon, as given at an inquest held before Mr. Caines sad a respectable Jury, on Friday evening, we learn the following facts About six o'clock on Wednesday evening, the witness ac companied her mistress and six children to the sea side to bathe ; the eldest child was about 11 years, and the youngest about 18 months old. Having got to the beach, they bathed all the children except one, when they saw themselves sud denly surrounded by the tide, which was that evening very high ; and finding that it was impossible to retrace their steps to the shore, they got at a short distance on to a rock, where Mrs. Cape and the servant laid hold of each other, so as to protect the children, whom they had placed between them, to the utmost in their power ; and succeeded in so doing for some time, but unhappily the waves continued to increase in height, and the wretched mother had the misery to see three of the poor little creatures overwhelmed and carried from them by the sea. The survivors remained upon the rock for nearly two hours afterwards. Mr. Cape, having become alarmed that his family had not returned at so late an hour (nearly ten o'clock), but thinking they might have called at a neighbouring farm, he sent his man servant to meet them, who soon returned without obtaining any intelligence ; upon which Mr. Cape went to seek them with a friend, and dis covered the agonized mother with the survivin g p ort i on of the children, and her maid-servant, on the rock ; with much risk they were approached, and at length safely landed; thus pe rished the three poor children, only one of whom, Jane Pearce Cape, aged nine years, had been discovered at the time of holding the inquest; the ages of the t wo o th ers were respec tively five years and eighteen months. Verdict—Accident ally Drowned. The presence of mind of the deceased Jane was remarkable ; she appeared fully aware of the danger which threatened them on seeing each approaching wave, and said, " Oh, mother, we shall ne ver see poor f at h er again. Let us pray !" and distinctly repeated the Lord's Prayer, and Creed. One of the children saved was thrown upon a rocky ledge, where it fell fast asleep ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. WATcnET, SEPT. 11.—Mr. Cape was b usy h arvest i ng his corn, and the evening being unusually clear, serene, and beautiful, Mrs. C. said she would go to the beach and bathe the children. Her husband observed that they were too busy, but she remarked that she should not be long away, and ac: irdingly took six of the children and the servant with her, Leaving the eldest boy to assist his father; this was about six in the evening. About half-past nine Mr. C. having come into his house from the yard, and not finding his wife and family returned, became alarmed for their safety, and sent to a neigh bouring farm-house to see if they were there ; but not hearing anything of them, he proceeded, with two or three others, to the beach in search of them, continually calling out to his wife by name, but received no answer. The tide had now receded some way. At length he heard a sound near the cliff, and on coming nearer he found his wife and servant with three children. Mrs. C., on recognizing her husband, exclaimed, " 0 Joseph, I. hope you will for give me—l have lost three of your children." The moon had now risen to some height, and the calmness and serenity of the evening were remarkable. The distressingly weakened state of Mrs. C., her children, and the servant, and the ago nised feelings of the father, are only to be conceived from the appalling nature of this distressing calamity. It appears that Mrs. C., on reaching the beach, and selecting the intended place for bathing, acted from the idea that the tide was ebb ing. After having bathed and dressed her children, still thinking the tide was ebbing, she went up to one part of the cliff and sat down, unconscious of her danger, to look at the interesting scenery that surrounded her. After staying with her children for some time, she observed that the water was washing the two points that formed the extremity of the bay she had selected for bathing, and immediately becoming alarmed, went to the point nearest to her, but found she could not get round it, and immediately returned to that part farthest from the water, thinking that the tide would presently recede. The water, however, still kept rising, the waves rose successively, until at last the stone on which they stood was under water, when one of her children, a little boy about five years of age, requested his mother to put him up into a hole in the cliff just above them, as he said he was sure that all of them would be drowned. His mother, with some difficulty, complied with his request, and in a few minutes a tremendous swell of the tide washed them all from the stone. Mrs. Cape, the servant, and two of the children, regained the place they were washed from, but three of the younger ones sunk to rise no more. The servant had a child • in her arms, about eighteen months old, and in an endeavour to save another, it was washed away from her and lost. She, however, succeeded in saving one, by holding its clothes firmly in her teeth. The eldest that was lost was a girl about eight years of age, and the next a boy about six, and the infant 18 months old. Had there been any sea in the channel all must have inevitably perished, but it was extremely calm, to which circumstance the sur vivors owe their safety. It happened to be one of the highest tides of this spring, and the water rose to an unusual height. Two immense swells were observed to pass Watchet Quay about the time of the above disaster, which are supposed to have washed the unhappy family from their place of supposed. safety. They were thrown off their feet three times, but suc ceeded in gaining their position on the rock, with the excep tion of those lost. The eldest girl who is lost said to her mo- ther—" 0, mother, let us pray, for we shall all be drowned ;" she then repeated the Lord's Prayer, and just as she had con eluded the fatal swell came which washed them from the i r footing. Neither of the bodies, save the girl, has yet been found, and all hope of their recovery is now given up. The boy, who was put into the hole of the cliff, when taken out, was fast asleep. Mrs. C. has remained in a distressing state of mind, and a very weakened state of body, ever since. She was, however, pronounced a little better yesterday (Monday). The servant, when found, was quite black in the face. On Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, a respectable young man named Henry James, aged twenty three, who resided in Upper Eaton-street, Pimlico, was bath ing in the Th ames , oppos i te t o th e Whi te H ouse Tavern, Chelsea, when he was seized with cramp and was drowned. The deceased was unmarried. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 183 CUSTOM-HOUSE NUISANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—I have seen repeated complaints of the unnecessary in convenience to which passengers are put by the miserable, drivelling, and tedious way in which luggage is passed through the Custom-house ; but I had no idea of the real extent of the nuisance till I became a personal sufferer. The facts are sim ply these :—1 arrived yesterday in the Queen Adelaide steamer from Boulogne, about twenty minutes past four, and was obliged to wait three hours before I could get a carpet-bag, which the searcher examined in less than half a minute. There were more than a hundred passengers on board, and probably not more than thirty of them had passed before I left. How long the remainder had to stay I cannot tell ; but, if the autho rities went on at the same rate, thirty more would have occu pied another hour, making at least four hours delay on a voy age of twelve hours, in passing mere luggage, for, with one or two exceptions, there was little else. The Batavier steamer arrived a short time after the Adelaide, and at half-past seven I saw crowded together in a room some thirty or forty passen gers, waiting with anything but willing resignation for the hour of their release. According to the present absurd system no other result can be expected. The luggage is taken in a barge from the wharf to the Custom-house—the packages are hauled up one by one by porters, who seem to be under no authority, and who, on this oc casion, actually quarrelled with the Custom-house officer on duty about the best way of taking the tallies—and till the whole is deposited in the Custom-house not an article, however small, is passed. At least two hours elapsed before any name was called, and possibly another half hour might have been lost but for the repeated knocks at the door, and the loud and indignant exclamations of the passen gers against such wanton delay. One poor Frenchman, who had been sent by his master on some mi ss i on here, was all but crying. He had only one p e tit sac d e nu i t , as he called his carpet bag, and was directed to return by the vessel next morning, but owing to the delay he would be compelled to remain in London till Saturday. I appeal to you, Sir, whether in these times, when rapid communication has made such progress, and has proved so beneficial to trade, such con duct on the part of the Commissioners of Customs is not only injurious but disgraceful to the country, and whether Mr. Poulett Thomson might not have been better employed in cor. reefing these abuses in his department, than in concocting the Trading Companies Bill ? I know these Commissioners are very great men ; but Government, if they acted with spirit, could roach them ; and I intreat you, who know what the value of time is, to prick them on for the sake of the hundreds of daily sufferers at the Custom-house, and in order to get rid of a disgrace and a nuisance. Can we rail at the French system of passports, when a Frenchman may be detained here a day or two, because these authorities take three hours in Passing his night bag through the Custom-house ? Sept. 13, 1838. A TRAVELLER. GLOUCESTER MUSIC MEETING (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) FIRST CONCERT, TUESDAY EVENING. —The concert of this evening commenced with Beethoven's sinfonia in D, an d we think it a good sign that the taste of English people is improv ing, for we remember the time when, even at the Philharmonic Concerts, on account of its great length, they would not sit to hear it out. This was followed by Marenzio's beautiful mad rigal " So saith my Fair," which we have heard given infi nitely better, the voices not blending together sufficiently. In the programme Albertazzi was announced for " Non Pui Mester," but, in consequence of a sudden and severe attack of illness, she was left behind at Manchester or Birmingham, and will not be able to attend this festival at all, a most grievous disappointment, but we hope it will not injure the interests of the charity. Ivanoff gave " 0 cara" (Mozart) with his accus t owed taste and feeling, and made a very favourable impres. sion upon the audience. Then came The Grisi, who was an nounced for the aria " Come per sereno" ( Bellini), but who gave an air from the Falstaff of Balfe instead. This was received rather coldly by the audience, who were rather out of humour at not having Albertazzi. The trio " Pappataci" was not performed, from what cause we know not. Willman's con certo appeared to please all. Phillips gave a MS. song of Barnett's in a most beautiful manner, indeed, we never heard him in such capital voice. Lindley's Violoncello Obligato was very delicately given. the close of it especially ; Mr. Hunt (of Hereford), • wh o ac _ companied this song upon the piano forte, has a delicacy of touch and brilliancy of execution, which would put to the blush many who rank high in public favour. Grist and Lablache then sung the duett " 0 amato, " from the Preritani of Bel lini, the length of which only prevented an encore. Mrs. Knyvett's " Bonnie Prince Charlie," was given in good sty!e. The first part of the concert concluded with a march and chorus, by Beethoven. The overture to Les Deux Journees, (Cherubini), opened the second part, after which Hobbs gave a beautiful song of his own composincr, very sweetly. La blache's song was sadly too heavy for the room. Braham gave " The battle of the angels," with great vigour, and was long and deservedly applauded. But the gem of this evening's concert was Miss Birch's " Cease your funning," which she gave with such effect that it obtained the only encore of the evening. Lindley was as great as ever in his Concerto, as was also Mrs. A. Shaw in an air of Meyerbeer's. Phillips and Braham sung the old duett of T ravers , " I, my d ear, " very finely. Th e concert concluded with Mozart's overture to Ftlqaro. We are sorry to say that the attendance was very bad. The hall not being one-third full. SECOND MORNING, WEDNESDAY.--" ST. PAWL" AND A SELECTION.-The overture was played most admirably. We were pleased in particular with the wind instruments. The ef fect was beautiful. The chorus " Lord, thou alone," was executed with great precision ; the choir evidently entere d into the spirit of it. Miss Birch gave the recitative and " The many 1" with that pure intonation for which she is so celebrated. Braham's reading of the words " Men, brethren," &c. was one of the finest specimens we have ever heard. The following chorus, " Take him away," was undecided, conse quently the effect was spoilt. The aria " Jerusalem," by Miss Birch, was a rich treat, and so the audience appeared to think. The rest up to " The Conversion" were good ; but nothing of any note, except Mrs. A. Shaw's aria, "But the Lord," which we think no other person in the kingdom can sing so well. The chorus " Arise and shine" was mag nificently performed. Phillips's " Oh, God, have mercy" was the gem of the morning. There was nothing wanting either in voice or reading. Miss Birch, in " Annanias arise," sang a little too sharply in the commencement, but soon re covered herself, and finished it very well. The chorus, " Oh great is the depth," was well sung. The quartett, " Oh thou," by Miss Birch, Messrs. Hobbs, W. Knyvett and A. Novello, was perfection, the voices blending together very sweetly. The chorus, " The Gods themselves 1" and " 0 be Gracious," were very well given Braham, in " Be thou faithful," introduced a cadence not a all suited to the character of the piece. The final chorus was given with great steadiness by all concerned in it. Mrs. A. Shaw gave the air " 0 Salutaris," adapted to the words " 0 Alma Jesu Gratia," in capital style. Braham's " Total Eclipse," we hare heard him sing much better. Madame Grisi sung " Gratias Agimus" exceedingly well, although we thought her cadence far from good. Mrs. Knyvett, in " Alas I find the fatal toils," was as good as heart could wish or desire. We were disappointed in Lablache's aria " All Idea," by Paesiello. We have heard it much better done by Phillips. Mrs. Shaw sang the," Agnus Dei" (in place of Albertaszi), in such a style that left us no room to complain of her absence. The performance concluded with " As from the Power," given by Grisi very finely; and the chorus, " The Dead shall live." The attendance was again very poor, the Cathedral not being half full. LORD DUNCAN, M.P., AND MR. D. W. HARVEY, M.P. The following correspondence has passed between the Noble Member for Southampton and the Honourable Member for Southwark, in reference to a passage in a speech reported to have been delivered by Lord Duncan at a meeting of Re formers lately held in the former place " 7, Great George-street, Sept. 6, 1838. " My Lord,—My attention has just been drawn to a state ment in the Hampshire Independent of the 25th ult., entitled ' First Anniversary Dinner of the Southampton Reform Asso ciation,' in which your Lordship is reported to have used, in an explanatory speech, the following language : " I was present at the discussion of Mr. Whittle Harvey, who, contrary to his oath, had on former occasions daily pub lished the evidence given on, Secret Committee.' _ _ " This declaration, so totally false as regards myself, be trays such an entire ignorance of the laws and usages of Par liament, which as you are aware impose no oath on its Mem bers, when in Committee, except for the trial of controverted elections, that I feel assured your Lordship has been entirely misrepresented or misunderstood ; at the same time, such a declaration is too well calculated to produce an unmerited im pression, in inconsiderate minds, not to require on your part its instant disavowal, and which I am satisfied your Lordship will be most prompt to afford. I will only add, that I shall feel myself authorised in giving publicity to this letter and your reply. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your obedient servant, "D. W. HARVEY." "To Lord Duncan, M. P• [cot's.] " Weston-house, Chipping-Norton, Sept. 8, 1838. " Dear Sir—Your letter, having been directed to the Al bany, has just reached me, or I should have answered it be. fore. I had not seen the report of what I said at Southampton till )ou called my attention to it. I have no hesitation in say ing that I have been misreported in the passage alluded to. As far as I can recollect, what I did say, certainly what I intended to say, was : " That I was present at the discussion which took place on the formation of the Pension List Committee, and that I felt confident if Mr. Harvey, during the course f it, had ex pressed himself to the effect that he, having taken the oaths as a Member of Parliament, should consider himself, as other Members did, bound to adhere to the customs of the House, and had he pledged himself not to publish portions of the evidence in the course of being taken before the Select Com mittee, as he was represented to have done on a former occa sion, his (Mr. Harvey's) name could never have been omitted from the Committee in question.' " As you observe, I could not but have been aware that no oaths are administered to Members of a Select Com mittee. What I said was in reply to an observation that your name bad been excluded by the Government from the Committee in order to stifle inquiries, and which I re peat that it is my conviction such was not the case. I dis tinctly disclaim having made use of any expression which could imply a charge against you of either violating, or in tending to violate, an oath. " I remain, dear Sir, your faithful and obedient servant, • " DUNCAN. " D. W. Harvey, Esq., M. P., Great George-street." Great George-street, Sept. 10, 1838. " My Lord,—Your reply is that which I expected, and for which lam obliged, and with it fully satisfied. I shall deal with the correspondence as intimated in my letter. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, your obedient and faithful servant, D. W. HARVEY. " To Lord Viscount Duncan, M.P." COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. ROYAL YACHT SQUAERON INTELLIGENC, ARRIVALS. SEPT. 6, 7 45 p.m.—Arrow, cutter, Lord Godolphin, from Exmouth ; strong wind, S. W. 10th, 1 30 a.m.—Matilda, cutter, Major Vivian, from Beau maris and Dublin ; light breeze, S. W. , 11th, 5 r.m.--Dolphin, schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., from Plymouth. SAILINGS. ,b, 4 P.M.—Corsair, cutter, George Bentinck, Esq., for Plymouth. Bth, 4 30 A. M.—Arrow, cutter, Lord Godolphin, for Rams gate and Harwich ; strong wind, N.N. E. Noon.—Rein" deer, John Moore, Esq., from Southten. 145 A. M. — Cy nthia, cutter, Richard Frankland, Esq., for Cove of Cork; Naiad, cutter, William Delafield, Esq., for Southampton. 10th, 2 45.—Ganymede, Thomas Hallifax, Esq., for Portsmouth. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Cutters—Vampire, Lord of the Isles, Emerald Breeze, Medora, Psycho, Albatross, Forest Fly, Sapphire, Aurora, Union, S u lt ana , M at i lda, Fanny, and Blue-Eyed Ma id. Schooners —Norm Dolphin, Royalist, Mischief. Lord Yarb oroug h i s h ourly expected in the Kestrel. Cowes was never before known to be so full at this season of the year. Vast numbers are also daily arriving to make the tour of the island. The Isle of Wight Races are fixed for the 25th and 26th inst. ; and the farmers were never in better spirits for the sport. _..... Sir George and Lady Louisa Murray and family are ex pected at Cowes Castle on Wednesday next, for the autumn• A gentleman of the name of Ivison, of Edinburgh, has recently obtained a patent for an invention by which the smoke that usually proceeds from the stove of a steam-engine is consumed, and a consequent proportionate saving of fue l effected. The patentee, it appears, is connected with the Castle silk-mills in Edinburgh, where he has caused his dis covery to be brought into operation with perfect success. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In the letter from me, which has appeared in the The Sun of the Bth, the manuscript has been accidentally departed from in a word which affects the meaning of the sentence, and therefore I beg to put it in your power to correct it. It is in the fifth paragraph—.it should be " these regular mails," and not " three regular mails," as you have it. I shall be anxiouu to learn what the merchants and trades men, of London, of moderate fortune, think (for leviathans always are for keeping things as they are, and swelling on) of-the superior accommodation given to commerce and trade in Liverpool and Manchester, and the other important towns, from which Returns of the frequent arrival and departure of mails, and consequent delivery of letters, have been obtained by the Committee on Postage—all of which towns are increas ing and thriving. If it bo true that London mercantile houses are establishing themselves in Liverpool, and if it be true, as I believe it to be undoubted by all practical men who can speak from expe rience, that mercantile information never comes too soon, for the enterprising and intelligent ; and that such men ascend the ladder in proportion to the use they make of these advan tages; the Traders of London may trace some part of the stag nation there, and the rapid progress of it in the towns fully accommodated by the Post-office, to the superior energy of the merchants in these towns who have successfully insisted on being properly supplied with mails. These Returns will be found in the Appendix of the forthcoming Report on Postage, and will make a due impression on all who desire to see men of moderate means rise in the world; and the price of postage lowered to a proper scale. Without frequent mails the re venue must suffer by any change, and consequently afford a plausible excuse for maintaining things as they are at St. Martin's-le- Grand. When I first examined Post-office lethargy on the one hand, and abuses on the other, I saw St. Martin's-le- Grand to be the grand emporium of both ; so I saw it during the whole of the late investigation into postage rates; and I now see it as the chief obstacle and main bar to cheap postage. Your obedient servant, Kelly, Sept. 10, 183 E. ROBERT WALLACE. " VOUCHER FOR MOSES." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. remarks ole localoe a rt y hae l a abovegs b o e n . er t en l l l va e ttioo q rp u ii e sn s gt t o i odbneewl deluge —pass, t h t e without stpeeramk Stit,—l could n e t reconc il e i t to myse lf to l et your judicious of a r o t F r h r , i ' d o ' coming, as I am of opinion, to the rescue, and reminding you of a statement incontestibly proving the rotatory and or bicular condition of this planet:—Joshua's words, " Sun stand thou still upon Gibeon, AND thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon—(the latter not needed f or th e p ro l ongat i on of daylight)—by which conjunct command the miraculous ces sation of the earth's gyration is evidently intimated. I affirm that the means and described effects of the flood pertained to the entire sphere whereon man dwells. The earth is de scribed, at the commencement of the Pentateuch, as being en veloped with water—THE DER r. This, on the second day, is stated to have been divided into upper and lower spheres by the intromission of the aerial sphere, (probably the result of caloric action through the clwep ; both direct, from without t and reverberated from the solid at bottom) or " firmameic the midst." That next the earth was subsequently, within and without the solid shell, gathered to one place, that the dry, or land, might appear. O f the upper, or air-encompassing moiety of the deep, we read no more until the firmam en t o f elastic atmosphere is deran g ed:-- " The windows of heaven were opened ;" i. e., columnar gaps, floodgates, were super naturally caused throughout the else separating orb of air between the tcrraqueous globe and the primitive moiety of the deep, (" mist" had watered the face of the earth, Gen. 2), and with the fountains of the great d eep f rom b e l ow, water by oceans, sufficient to satisfy Voltai re ' s demands,lwas poured upon the plains and mountains of our planet, p reva ili ng some " cubits" above their highest altitude. Yet all the exterior waters were not expended ; their descent was " stopped ;" none returned to the external sphere; consequ en tl y , c li mates are less genial , t he sun's rays being less diffused through the air's thinner cisling : where ? the shy. I am, yours, &c., Sept. 9, 1838.. BEREAN. half-yearly examination of candidates for the East India Company's service, which has h l o i s f h e t the e h strictness s i r j. H o o b h s observed ,u Pre sidentnd e r jm w u r es i tn A te t admitted :—Messrs. we understand that_ one-third of the number were the gentle- Messrs Lillie, Burford, Inverar' Ay, Buckle, Maconchie, Hunter, Ratcliffe, Arbuthnot, Paterson, Boldcro, Vans Agnew, Stewart, Thornhill, HU of the Board of Contr . el . ; the following Melville, Lushington, Garrett, Inglis lenden, ' . Robinson. thewer ware regulationsrejected recently consequenceesta D G e old v i i e t , re The first on the list was nominated by Mr. J. Alexander, one of the Directsorirs, John n an se a o c t k t n L ow il l i e ie dr w e h n o t tow atshseofafothrteurnoaftethai: young man ( to save th lPi e etst l ei i dn fe :_ of Mr. Alexander's . only son some years slice, when upset in a boat passing with a great fall and rapid cur rent under one of the arches of the old Lo n d on B r i dge, which acc ident proved fatal to one of the party, who was swept un der some of the works of the new bridge then building. An accurate Engraving of the Doncaster Cup will be given in Bell's Life in Londo?! and Sporting Chronicle of Sunday Next, Sept. 16. The price of Bell's Life in London is Fivepence, now increased to 24 column s , b e i ng the largest folio Journal printed in London. The publication of the Country Edition of Bell's Lffe in London will, on and from Sept. 22, commence at twelve o'clock on Saturday noon, by which arrangement the papers can be forwarded by the two the Jewish era commences on dc o , T, sing cart, c hrHy l Ttu o , ( o)r c whstft k d hheaaeaetThursday wheel eNnen haeee Birming h am emrxw be celebrated by the Jews as their ,a'syEdasifyt..: will The be fe s ti observedv a l will with continue great solemnity l days, em ni t and y as theth the t m n wie w s l f y i h e e a y d r On Wednesday night, about nine o'clock, as Tho roof2,,d44,hhYi which York-terrace, e s krerndaoccoet, over rdR downeg him,e Regent's 'bbs but yPt theahr k e , w w a i lss shaft C o r f os a fortu nately not seriously injured. THE CZAR AND lIIS ARMY (AFTER REVIEW.) en thusiastic: —They (the soldiers) do not salute, but as every division passes the Emperor hails them with the accustomed cheer of roar,y ols, , m , yvve thank children Y" you,to w o h n i r ch fa t t h h e o y r respond,father." The The in corps having defiled, the Emperor aai touches his hat to all the y children." " We'll do better next time" is then tcohoffiencdeur regiment,eln saying,he (` exclaims,A die u , m , , e Is i a e l n u r satisfieds; ' ' an d withthen your walking zeal fromand the cry from the battalions.— The Marquis of Londonderry's Tour to the Northern Courts. A LIVING SKELETON.—In passing through a village, I was struck with the sight of a stiff and shrivelled corpse, wall, so that the air, and the head was bent swharsivealledhuman feet were in the clothed and seated in a chair, laid slanting against a down upon the breast. While I stood looking at it, I was startled by a jerking motion in the right arm, and then seeing two black and vivid eyes straining to catch my attention. This flesh seemed to have disappeared from his bones; the skin bad g o fit a backwards seesaw m and human motionlessand state e g io r which tw e n t h y a - e d i g h t years existed in ; this the shrunk and was almost black : I have seen mummies that ap peared in a better state of preparation. The joints were all fixed, with the exception of the right shoulder and the jaws. This freedom of the shoulders amounts, however, only to three i w n o c r h k e i s n exercise.— Urquhart's Travels in the East. On Wednesda afternoon an inquest was held in Wey mouth-street, Walworth, on the body of John Collier, aged demfoeriwitaordfst,haesfhoores-aayrsm; and be keeps 40 years. T " appeared from the evidence that the deceased for was a journeyman carpenter, in the employ of Mr. Young, in ' We ymouth-street, and while at work on Saturday afternoon last, he suddenly fell backwards and instantly expired. Ver dict—Died by the visitation of God. et atonement. .199 ch train. or will GUILDHALL-(THIS DAY.) STEALING FLANNEL.—George Wilson was charged with having stolen a bundle of flannel from the shop door of Mr. Smith, draper, Middle-row, Holborn. Joseph Tolmey, of Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-lane, stated that, as he was going along Middle-row, yesterday, he ob served the prisoner take the flannel from the door. H e immediately stopped him and gave him into custudy. The prisoner said that a man had given it to him. Mr. Smith's shopman identified the flannel, and the pri soner was directed to be taken before the Magistrates at Bow -street. ROBBERY IN FARRINGDON STREET.—Charles Ora? 11, about 18 years of age, was:brought up on suspicion of baying committed a robbery under the following cir cumstances : Henry Matthews, shopman to Mrs. Dinsdalc, hosier and glover, Farringdon-street, deposed that on the 24th Aug., a purse (containing 11 sovereigns), a gold chain, a ring, and some other articles, were stolen from the bed-room of Mrs. Dinsdale. The prisoner's brother lodged in the house, and the prisoner lived with him, and was there on the day of the robbery. A policeman stated, that he had ascertained that the prisoner had become acquainted with a girl at the Eagle Tavern, City-road, to whom be of fered a ring and a pin, which she refused to take. He afterwards told her that he had pawned them, and showed her the tickets. The prisoner had also deposited eight sovereigns in the bands of a publican. . . The girl corroborated the statement as to the ring and pin, but said that she did not know the name of the person with whom they were pledged. The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the transac. tion, was then remanded. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A loose limbed young fellow, named Benjamin Ward, 50, Charles -street, Drury-lane, was charged with beating his mother. The old lady, who appeared from her limping to have received several hard kicks and cuffs from her dutiful son, said she was about to take a few onions out last evening, for sale, in order to get a bit of supper, when the prisoner flew at her, cursing and swearing, and, before she had time to make her escape, he drove her sprawling into the street with a kick in the hip. The policeman came up at the moment, and had it not been for his interfer ence, by taking the prisoner into custody, he would have made mummy of her bones. The prisoner accounted for his conduct by saying that he was the only means of support his mother had ; but she was so addicted to indulge in the use of " blue ruin," that he could never go out on his business without some of his clothes being made away with to procure her favourite beverage, and last night he detected her in conveying his onions to another woman, who was waiting outside, which exasperated him to such a degree that he might have rough handled the old woman to recover what he procured his daily bread by from being spent in tippling. Mr. TWYFORD, after severely repremanding him for his unnatural conduct, ordered him to put iu bail. APPREHENSION OF MYERS. Henry lif . yers, who stands charged on the Coroner's verdict for the wilful murder of Mr. Pow, was this day apprehended in Holborn, and after being brought before Mr. TwylOrd at three o'clock, was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STRE ET. (THIS DAY.) Timothy Leary was brought this morning before Mr. CHAMBERS, at this office, charged with begging and annoy ing persons in the street. The person making the charge not appearing, Leary was ordered to be discharged. Mr. CHAMBERS—I am afraid, Leary, you are a regular beggar, and are in the habit of annoying her Majesty's sub jects by exercising your vocation. Leary—No, indeed, your Worship, I am not; I should be glad to get any thing to do if I could. Mr. CHAMBERS —What do you do to get a living besides begging ? Leary—Any thing, your Worship, that comes across me.—(Laughter.) Mr. CHAMBERS—Come now, tell me the English of that, if you can.—(Laughter.) Do you work at the rail roads, or what do you do ? What did you do last ? Leary—Why, I went hay-making. Mr. CHAMBERS—Aye, I thought that would be it— that's the excuse all you beggars make at this time of the year—you have been either hay-making or reaping. If I see you here again, I shall send you to prison. Leary was then ordered to be discharged. Ellen Callaghan and Judy Reardon, two raw-honed looking Irishwomen, were charged with being drunk, and fighting with each other. Callaghan, upon being asked by the worthy Magistrate how she came to be fighting in the street, said that she and that lady, pointing to Reardon, had had a drop of summut together, which got into her head, and she did not know what she was about ; if she had, she would not have hurt the lady for the world.—(Laughter.) Reardon said she would not hurt a fly, much less strike one of her own sex. Mr. CHAM➢SRS ordered them to be locked up together till night, which, he had no doubt, would have the effect of making them both friends. ___ When they were taken away, Reardon set up a regular Irish, howl, vowing she was innocent. The policeman told the Magistrate that Reardon was continually in the habit of making disturbances in the streets, and fighting with all she met. TORT JOKES.—The "horrible outrage" Journals are at length beginning to follow the example of the world, and laugh at their own incredible stories. We can scarcely believe it possible that they can see any joke in cruelty, or that they have a penchant for poisoning in jest. The following para graph is from the Nenagh Guardian, and if we did not believe the writer's merriment arose from a recollection of the palpa ble fiction in which it is his unhappy habit to deal, we would feel bound to call the attention of the " Society fur the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals," to the animus that runs through it. A FEW JOINTS OF THE TAIL I—Some joints of the tail, not of Mr. 0' Connell's tail we are sorry to say, but of a cow, were lopped off on the lands of Ballyhogan,. on the night of the 3d instant. H ug h K e ll y , t h e man to whom the cow be longs, is a driver,—which in the eyes of the nocturnal legisla tors of this our most peaceable county, is sufficient reason for having his own head lopped off as well as his con's tail. We have some notion of collecting for the future the state of the country paragraphs, under the apposite heading of " Jokes of the Week." —Pilot. In the Newbury district for registering births, deaths and marriages, comprising a population of 20,000, it appears that, during the year ending the 30th of June last, there have taken place 119 marriages according to the rites of the Church of England, 10 in Dissenting places of wor ship, and none in the office of the superintendent-registrars. Berks Chronicle. WAR !-11. --- few days ago, as will be recollected by our readers, we discerned a strange and growing disposition in a Belfast Contemporary to assume, contrary to his usually pacific practice, a very warlike position, as if determined to show the world hi s g i ant power and the crushing strength of his artillery. On Tuesday we see he resumed his terrific thunders, and we may now conclude that a raking fire is to be kept up against Mr. O'Connell, and the whole scheme of that patriot's policy. That Mr. O'Connell will smile at the harmless attacks of his puny assailant, and that our Con temporary will throw away a vast deal of his very valuable force, must be plain to every person but the writer himself. As proof of our assertion, we copy the concluding paragraph of a dull comment on Priest Davern's letter :—" We do not expect (quoth the News Letter) that light will at once burst upon the Roman Catholics of Ireland generally, as to the deception which O'Connell has practised towards them; but experience is in the end a successful teacher, though in the outset its progress may be tardy. The bold, energetic, almost indignant tone, adopted by PriestDavern, is good evi dence that a mass of dissatisfaction is silently accumulating amongst the educated classes of Roman Catholics at the po- litical imposition of which they have been made the dupes, and so glaring are the facts of the case, and so incapable of straightforward explanation, that this feeling will inevitably go on to increase as its grounds are progressively developed in actual practice. Like the power described by the poet— .g Mobilitate vigebit, viresque acquiret eundo.' " This needs no comment. Lord Dungannon visited Dumfries a few days ago, on his way to Ireland, where, we believe, his Lordship had never been before, at least as a resident ; but, now that he has succeeded to extensive possessions in that country, he considers it a duty to see and hear with his own eyes and ears, by spending a portion of his time every year in the sister island. For this resolution we give him the greatest credit, and would that hundreds of absentees would go and do like wise. The humane and kind-hearted are at all times more easily moved than the cold and calculating ? . but there are causes in silent operation that will compel even these to " change their hand and check their pride." Blessed by Pro vidence, the new Poor-law will yet work perfect wonders for Ireland; and one of its first fruits will be, a reduced list of absentees, and the extension of improvement in various forms by planting, draining, and inclosing—reclaiming bogs, open ing new lines of communication, and, even in the case of the most rugged steeps, making two blades or ears of some thing grow where only one grew before. Kindlier feelings, too, will be cultivated, and poor -rates kept under in the exact proportion that employment is diffused and suitably rewarded. —Dunffries Courier. Between three and four o'clock on Monday morn ing James Jameson, the superintendent of the gas-works at White Conduit House, returned home after the house was closed, and not wishing to call up any of the inmates, at tempted to scale the garden fence, which is about sixteen feet high, and in doing so he slipped and fell to the ground, pitching on his head with great violence ; be sustained asevere contusion o f t h e l eft temple and an extensive l acerat i on ove r the eyebro w ; hi s l eft thigh was also broken. H e wa . s nsin a prec ar i ous state. re moved directly to St. Bartholomew's Hospital and return SMITHFIELD MARLUT- The supply was by no means large, and trade was heavy. Prime Beef rose 2d. per stone ; Mutton, Veal, and Pork were without any variation. Beef, as. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ; Mut ton, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 6d. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to sg. 2d. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; Lamb, 4s. Bd. to ss. 4d. Beasts 588, Sheep and Lambs 7,695, Pigs 346, Calves 298. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Good Fish to-day were sc arce , an d prices rather high. Turbot, ss. to 255. ; Soles, 9d. to 3s. per pair ; Lobsters 9d. to 2s. 6d. each ; Salmon, 9d. to Is. per lb. ; Cod, Is. 6d. to 25., Bs., and 9s. ; Whiting, 2d. to 6d. each ; Haddock, 4d. to Is. TALLOW MARKET. both ways to-day, and very little doing. SPIRIT MARKET. The market is quiet. Proof Leewards Rum 23. 10d. ; Good Jamaica 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d. ; Brandy and British Corn Spirits remain as previously quoted. COTTON SALE THIS DAY. 2,130 bales were put up to public sale this day, and sold steadily at firm prices. P. Y. C. is 525., HOP MARKET. Nothing doing, and prices merely nominal. Picking is in progress. Very few new Hops yet at market. The duty to day is 160,0001. COLONIAL MARKETS. To-day the public sales were light, and indeed, if they were heavy, the market would sink under their weight. Sugar B. P. sells rather languidly, realizing much its former value, of from 48s. to 625. 6d., according to quality. These are the extreme prices. To-day we had no public sales of Sugar. Coffee still is brisk and firm. To-day we had public sales of 204 bags and 14 casks of B. P., which sold at from 955. to 1315., according to quality. These are former prices. Small sales of Nutmegs, Cloves, and Mace sold at much their previous worth. Pepper-2,783 bags of Malabar were put up, all did not sell ; that which did, went at former rates. Cassia Lig_ nea is just now rather a rising article. During the week, the business transacted has not been ex tensive, and, generally speaking, prices have been much the same as they were last week. The imports continue to be rather light. --- LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEFT. /3. Rather an animated demand was experienced at to-day's Market for Cotton ; and the sales may be stated at about 3,000 bales; the following are the sorts taken by purchasers : —5O La Guayra, 73a. B'd.: 350 Surats, 4jd. 5,1 d. ; 40 Bahia, 81d. ; 100 Pernam, 83d. 93d. ; some Upland were purchased at qd. Bid.; and the remainder American, sid. 7d. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. --- Per Quarter. S. to s. s. s. 'S.tos.S. to s 8. Blatidford d 7480275523 26 3 8 44 to 8. Grigg . 1 66 74 24 26 124 30 42 41 30 32 Cambridge. —7s— 31 25 40 38 Chard 68 76 i 2123i172132 34 34 40 Huntingdon i 6580343824 29 38 Long Sutton—.- 15878 16 21 NO 34 Louth 65 76 22 31 16 20 :SO 3-Z 32 34 New ark 75 85 24 31 19 28 31 43 32 Nottingham 64 '79 28 31 19 28 35 42 Peterborough 59 72 35 42 22 29 38 43 Plymouth 70 57 30 34 20 23 —— - Pont,efract, —76'—43—27 43 Sleatord 75 SO 36 38 22. 28 41 43 Uppingham 63 74 24 30 18 28 32 44 Wished] 163 72 —1 20 30 32 Between three and four o'clock yesterday morning Edward Meeres, a labouring man, employed at Mr. Bridle now's brewery, Skinner -street, Bishopsgate-street, was in th_ act of adj ust i ng t h e tackle of a steam-engine, used on th premises, when, before he could get out of the way, it was in advertently started going by the engineer, and the unfortunat man's head was crushed in a dreadful manner. His shriek alarmed the engineer, or his death m us t h ave b een i nev i ta b le He was t a k en to St. Thomas's Hospital. Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning Thomas Bateman, aged 39 years, was brought into Guy's Hospital in a state of the most intense agony, arising from his having accidentally fallen into a copper of boiling glue, at his residence, No. 3, Ann. street, Waterloo-road. The unfortu nate man was scalded in a dreadful manner, and but slight hopes are entertained of his surviving. He has a wife and three children. He was attending to the manufacture of the glue when he slipped into the copper, which was violently hoiling at the time. lie contrived to scramble out without *instance, and alarm the inmates of the house. An inquest was held yesterday in Milton -street, City, on the body of a young woman named Walsh, who, it ha/ been rumoured in the neighbourhood, had poisoned her relf. It appeared, however, from the evidence of a medical geniaman, that the girl had died from the rupture of a blood. vessel on the brain, and a verdict to th a t e ff ec t was returne d . The deceased had been taken suddenly ill on Monday night, a d never spoke afterwards. A cabbage, weighing 28 pounds, was sold yester d,y in 'he Halle for 20f., to a fruiterer of the potato market. The vegetable monster has been brought to the Halle by a farmer of the name of Dieu, residing near Les \Tutus, in the vicinity of the capital. At Gedling Lodge, the seat of the Earl of Chester field, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, after twelve o'clock, Count d'Or say and Lord Castlereagh killed sixty brace of partridges, thirty hares, and two landrail. The same day Lord Jocelyn and Mr. Bentinck killed forty-five brace of partridges, twenty three hares, and a landrail. The farms are this year well stocked with game at this celebrated shooting-lodge, which has long been remarkable for the brilliant sport it has afforded- NA It RO W ESCAPE.—Yesterdav afternoon, be tween two and three o'clock, a gentleman, accompanied by a lady, was driving a high-spirited horse in a gig, in the Regent's Park, near the Zoological Gardens, when the ani mal suddenly became restive, and set off at full gallop to wards Park-square. The :gentleman could not arrest his speed, but succeeded in guiding him through Park-square gates, dashing across the New-road, through the gates into Park. crescent, through the gates at the west side, and again into the Regent's Park, and turned him into the road front ing the ,Colosseum, where his career was stopped by two hackney coachmen. The lady had fainted away on the seat, and in another minute must have fallen over the side of the gig into the road. She was removed to a gentleman's house in Chester-terrace until she recovered. The gentleman pre sented each coachman with a sovereign. The horse, it is sup posed, became alarmed by a noise of some of the wild beasts in passing the gardens. SALMON AND GRILSES.—At no season, perhaps, have salmon and grilses been more plentiful than at present, and the numbers which have been taken with the rod at the close of the last and commencement of the present week, in the immediate vicinity of the town, by several distinguished anglers, have been unusually great. On Saturday and Mon day the river was in excellent order for fly-fishing. On the former day his Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, after returning from the Moors, killed twelve fine fish, and on the latter day no fewer than sixteen, with the rod. In the fishings on the Tweed the fishermen have been uncommonly successful with the long nets. At Twizel Boats, on Monday last, the extra ordinary number of 113 fish, consisting of seventeen salmon, ninety-five grilses, and one trout, were taken at one draught. Taking the average weight of the salmon to be 14Ibs. each, and the price of them to be 7d. per lb., they would amount to 61. IBs. 10d. ; and supposing the grilses to bring 2s. 6d. each, and the trout Is., they would be worth 11/. 17s. 6d. The value of the whole would thus be 18/. 17s. 4d. —Kelso Chronicle. AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DEATH.—Henry Pyne, Esq., Commander, R. N., who lately arrived from Jer sey, and who has been sojourning here for a few weeks, was about to quit the town for the north of Devon, on Friday, the 7th instant, previous to which, on Thursday evening, between the hours of nine and ten, he called on an old shipmate, Lieu tenant Coates, R.N., 17, Oxford-street, and having stated it was his intention to rise at an early hour and accompany the waggon on foot to Tavistock, he was then about to take his leave, and was in the very act of expressing his regret to Mrs. Coates that he must leave Plymouth without being enabled to introduce his daughter to Miss C., when he was seized with a sudden tremour, fell back in his chair without uttering an other word, and expired without a groan. A medical gentle man was promptly called in, but found the vital spark bad fled. On the following morning a Coroner's inquest was held on the body, and a post Inortem examination took place, whets it was found that the deceased had died in consequence of the bursting of an abscess in the lungs. Commander Pyne was an old meritorious officer; he entered the naval service in 1798 and was made Lieutenant in 1806, and promoted to the rank of Commander for his heroic conduct in assisting to cap ture and destroy a number of armed vessels on the coast of America in the year 1814, since which period he has not been employed, but, when afloat, was respected by all who knew him.-IVest of England Conservative. A French lady, named Dangeville, said to be . a sister of the Dep u ty f or t h e D epartment o f the Ain, ascended She quitted to the summit of M on t e Bl anc on t h e 4th inst. the valley of Cham oun i on t h e 3d a t e arly hour in the morning, slept at th e G ran d s Mulcts, anda 4th. She remainedherp cr i ous destination at tw e l ve o ' c lock on the onnotetsh,ea summit of drank f a thheearthoutnattahine f c or oo a n b t ou d t e an hour, r, The wrot guides e s me spoke in the highest terms b o y f hwehro courage,she w was saccompaniede encouraged perseverance, and them, chatting an d presence of mind, and th e cheerfulness with which h joking with them duri n g the entire of the ascent. Previously to this successful trip the feat hm a ba o d u n b i e , en w accomplished e reaching nly the one female, a peasant of Chamou ni, grand plateau, became exhausted with f a t igue, an d was car ried by force to the summit. Mdlle. Dangeville, on her re turn to the Chamouni on the morning of the sth, was received w ith the utmost enthusiasm by the i n h a bit an t s , w h o pro ceeded to meet her, and fired salutes of cannon in honour of her exploit. A CANNIBAL.-011 Friday, several rows took took place in Newland, amongst the Irish, and in one of them, a person named Cassey, had his lower lip entirely bitten off, by a cannibal from the sister Isle ; the same brute also bit se. veral other persons during the day.- York Courant. 1 / 4 ,74" ,8 4 • - - - tr/4/ lesi t )- THE MARKETS—(THIS %• - Mp- ••- vcNit CORN EXCHANGE. • WRII I VANA I LIN The arrivals of English Grain and Flour this week are mo derate, and of Fo - eign Whe it considerable. Although the duty of one sh lling will now be paid on all the Foreign Wheat, the holders show very little disposition to part with the good parcels at the present prices; and as there is scarcely any English Wheat fur sale to day, the te:rns of all quditics are firm. In other Grain there is little doing, and the rates are unvariad. The Flour trade remains as last reported. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Flour. Irish English - Foreign 3,310 28,118 1,420 - brls.